IC74989: TPC DBSCHEMA INSTALL FAILS TO CORRECTLY PARSE DB CREATION PARAMETERS WHEN USING CUSTOM INSTALL

4.2.1 Interim Fix 1 (November 2011) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• dbschema install fails on windows. installer fails to properly
  handle a file path name that includes an embedded space as in
  "Program Files". the customer is using 'custom' install, and is
  specifying a different disk for the database, and also for the
  log files, so it may be that this is executing a slightly
  different path through the installer where a parameter string is
  not enclosed in quotes, or another similar problem.
  

Local fix

• specify install location for db2 as x:\program_files\... or
  x:\program\... to remove the embedded blank
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: TPC users installing DB schema on Windows    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: If DB2 software was initially           *
  *                      installed in a location containing      *
  *                      spaces, such as "Program Files\..."     *
  *                      and the "creation of 8.3 filenames      *
  *                      for long filenames on NTFS              *
  *                      partitions" feature was disabled, then  *
  *                      the TPC installation may fail during    *
  *                      the DBSchema installation step.         *
  *                                                              *
  *                      TPC DBSchema installation fails and a   *
  *                      similar error message is displayed in   *
  *                      dbSchemaInstall.log:                    *
  *                                                              *
  *                      'D:\Program' is not recognized as an    *
  *                      internal or external command,           *
  *                      operable program or batch file.         *
  *                                                              *
  *                      The same message will be displayed if   *
  *                      user tries to launch the db2cmd         *
  *                      console himself.                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  -
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix detects if the db2cmd console was not properly
  launched and displays the error message in dbSchemaInstall.log.
  
  INS5019E: Unable to launch the DB2 command window. Please
  check your DB2 installation. You may need to enable creation
  of 8.3 filenames for long filenames on NTFS partitions before
  installing DB2.
  
  
  For a successfull installation, user may need to reinstall DB2
  while making sure the disable8dot3 feature is off.
  
  The warning message added for this APAR is targeted for the
  following maintenance package:
  
  | fix pack | 4.2.1-TIV-TPC-FP0003 - target June 2011
  
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?&uid=swg21320822
  
  The target dates for future fix packs do not represent a formal
  commitment by IBM. The dates are subject to change without
  notice.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TPC FOR DATA

• Fixed component ID

  5608TC300

Applicable component levels

• R42W PSY

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